C. Vijayabaskar
C. Vijayabaskar | |
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Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu | |
In office 01 November 2013 – 07 May 2021 | |
Governor | Konijeti Rosaiah C. Vidyasagar Rao (Additional charge) Banwarilal Purohit |
Chief Minister | J. Jayalalithaa O. Panneerselvam Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
Preceded by | K. C. Veeramani |
Succeeded by | M. Subramaniam |
Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly | |
Assumed office 16 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | constituency created |
Constituency | Viralimalai |
In office 14 May 2001 – 12 May 2006 | |
Preceded by | P. Mari Ayya |
Succeeded by | R. Nedunchezhian |
Constituency | Pudukottai |
Treasurer of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | |
Assumed office 11 July 2022 | |
General Secretary | Edappadi K. Palaniswami |
Preceded by | O. Panneerselvam |
Personal details | |
Born | Iluppur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu | 8 April 1974
Political party | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
Spouse | Ramya |
Children | 2 Daughters |
Education | MBBS |
Profession |
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Website | https://drcvijayabaskar.com/ |
C. Vijayabaskar (or Vijayabasker; born 8 April 1974) is an Indian politician from the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Party (AIADMK),[1] and the Health minister of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2021.[2][3][4] He is a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly for the Viralimalai constituency, from where he won elections in 2011, 2016 and 2021. He was previously elected from Pudukkottai constituency in 2001.
Alleged obstruction of officials conducting an income tax raid at Vijayabhaskar's house in April 2017 led to First Information Reports being filed against his fellow ministers, R. Kamaraj and Udumalai K. Radhakrishnan, but were cancelled due to lack of evidence .[5] He faced further investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation in 2018, which again was pending for a very long time due to lack of solid prima facie evidence and is rumored to be false information.[6]
The Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) has filed a case against Vijayabhaskar, accusing him of illegally acquiring disproportionate assets worth Rs 27 crore during his five-year tenure in the 2016–2021 Tamil Nadu government led by the AIADMK. The DVAC registered a case against him and has also named his wife, and further searches were carried out at multiple properties allegedly owned by he and his family on October 18, 2021.[7] He was Appointed as treasurer of AIADMK at General council meeting in 11 July 2022.
Personal life
C. Vijayabaskar was born on 8 April 1974 at Iluppur, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu to R. Chinnathambi Mazhavarayar. He completed his formal education from Rajah Muthiah Medical College and Hospital (RMMCH), Chidambaram.[8] He is married to Ramya and the couple have two children.[9]
References
- ^ "List of MLAs from Tamil Nadu 2011" (PDF). Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Vijayabaskar is new Health Minister". newindianexpress.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ "Health minister of Tamil Nadu". assembly.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (3 March 2016). "Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Wednesday dropped Animal Husbandry Minister T.K.M. Chinnayya from the Cabinet. She also relieved him and Health Minister C. Vijaya Baskar". thehindu.com. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Madhav, Pramod (14 April 2017). "FIRs against 3 AIADMK ministers for obstructing I-T raids". Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Sundar Singh, C (6 September 2018). "Vijayabaskar First Tamil Nadu Minister to Come Under CBI and IT Scanner, Stalin Demands Resignation". News18. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "'Amassed Rs 27 crore as Health Min': DVAC books AIADMK's C Vijayabhaskar". The News Minute. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Dr C Vijayabaskar Official (Visiting his alma mater during COVID crisis)". 5 September 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CVB Personal - Dr.C.Vijayabaskar Biography Native". Dr.C.Vijayabaskar. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- 1974 births
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- Tamil Nadu politicians
- Health ministers of India
- Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
- All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam politicians
- People from Pudukkottai district
- State cabinet ministers of Tamil Nadu
- Medical doctors from Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu MLAs 2016–2021
- Tamil Nadu MLAs 2021–2026
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